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Antique Bird Print of the Ivory-Breasted Pitta by Westerman, 1854
€140 ($155, £120, €140)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1854
- Size
- 11.2 × 15 in (28.5 × 38 cm)
- Condition
- Good
- Period
- Late 19th century
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_25793392
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'Pitta Maxima'. Old bird print of the ivory-breasted pitta (Pitta maxima). This print originates from 'Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde' by G.F. Westerman.
Artists and Engravers: Gerardus Frederik Westerman (1807-1890) was a Dutch zoologist.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Date: 1854
Overall size: 38 x 28.5 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 24 x 18 cm.
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